Zoning Ordinance
The Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Kennebunk is designed for all the purposes of zoning, as embraced in the Maine Revised Statutes, including, but not limited to:
- Promoting and conserving the health, safety, convenience and welfare of the Town's inhabitants;
- Encouraging appropriate, safe, and healthful uses of land throughout the Town;
- Securing safety from fire, panic, epidemics, flooding, and other similar dangers;
- Providing adequate access to light and air;
- Avoiding undue concentrations of population and preventing overcrowding of land;
- Lessening congestion in the streets;
- Facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements;
- Preserving and increasing amenities throughout the Town; and
- Implementing the goals and policies of the Kennebunk Comprehensive Plan.
Zoning Ordinance (Note: all underlined links below are PDFs)
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Article 1 - Title and Purpose (PDF)
- Article 2 - Definitions (PDF)
- Article 3 - Establishment of Districts (PDF)
- Article 4 - Administration and Enforcement (PDF)
- Article 5 - Nonconformance (PDF)
- Article 6 - Board of Appeals (PDF)
- Article 7 - Special Exceptions (PDF)
Article 8 - Individual Zoning Districts
- Article 8 Sect 1 Resource Protection District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 2 Branch Brook Aquifer Protection District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 3 Rural Conservation District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 4 Rural Residential District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 5 Coastal Residential District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 6 Suburban Residential District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 7 Village Residential District/West Kennebunk Village Residential (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 8 Downtown Business District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 9 Upper Square District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 10 York St Mixed Residential and Commercial Use District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 11 Lower Village Business District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 12 West Kennebunk Village Mixed Use District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 13 Suburban Commercial District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 14 Business Park District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 15 industrial District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 16 Shoreland Overlay District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 17 Historic Preservation Overlay District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 25 Portland Road Mixed Use District (PDF)
- Article 8 Sect 18 (The 39 Portland Rd Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 19 (12 Depot Street Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 20 ( One Alfred Road Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 21 (119 Main Street Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 22 (Cousens School Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 23 (Terrace Green Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 24 (Webber Hill Road Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 26 (Western Avenue Contract Zone)
- Article 8 Sect 27 (14 Perkins Lane Contract Zone)
- Article 9 - Open Space Standards (PDF)
- Article 10 - Performance Standards (PDF)
- Article 10 Section 23 - Design Review Standards
- Article 11 - Site Plan Review (PDF)
- Article 12 - Historic Preservation (PDF)
- Article 13 - Amendment and Other Legal Provisions (PDF)
- Article 14 - Impact Fees (PDF)
- Article 15 - Wetland Mitigation Ordinance (PDF)
Find your Zoning District (PDF)
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Brian Paul
Code Enforcement OfficerPhone: (207) 985-2102 ext. 1303
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Frank Kunkel
Code Enforcement OfficerPhone: (207) 985-2102 ext. 1303
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Each week the Code Officers hold open office hours to meet with the public and answer questions. Office hours are held twice/week on the 2nd floor of Town Hall:
- Tuesdays, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
These hours are first come/first served and are limited to about 15 minutes. Please check in at the Community Development Department in Room 216 upon your arrival and bring any documentation or property information to the visit so that we can best respond to your inquiry.
Office Hours
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Office Hours
Monday:8:00-4:30
Tuesday:8:00-4:30
Wednesday*: 9:00-4:30
Thursday: 8:00-4:30
Friday:8:00-4:30
*The Department opens at 9:00AM every Wednesday.